Chapter 196: If an apology helps

"You just said so much, it is nothing more than that you hope that I will pay attention to literati, but in the final analysis, you have not said why I should attach importance to literati. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 šŸ”„ What can the literati bring to me? First, you can't go into battle to kill the enemy, and second, you can't increase taxes. How many poems in my praise were just to be written? I don't need, and therefore it's not worth spending so much time and energy on building a new literati school like the one you are talking about. ā€

The king said with a smile.

Lin Xun said lightly.

"I've already answered that question, and I'm only responsible for saying it to you, and it's up to you to decide whether you want to do it or not, or you'll think I've got a purpose. But if you want to know the benefits of literati, I can also say a few points. ā€

"As the saying goes, there is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts. Literature is more martial arts, which teaches people a humble mentality, a strong heart, and another way of dealing with the world. Not to mention far away, let's take myself as an analogy, and the king can also imagine that if it were not me who was standing here today, but a great fighter in the Western Xia Kingdom, would he dare to talk to you like me, it would be respectful, and only you would be the first to look forward. I don't have the slightest vindictiveness, but I dare to express my opinions in front of you, which is the power that literature brings to me. ā€

Having said this, Lin Xun turned his head again and looked at the many beauties in the bath on the side, intentionally or unintentionally, and continued.

"And literature can affect a person's temperament, which is something that no matter how good silk and satin is, no matter how luxurious jewelry is. As the old saying goes, there is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book. His Royal Highness the King can also think about it the other way, if I am a martial artist, at my current age, I am a fighter at best. With a fighter, will you be able to meet your esteemed King? But I have done it through literature, can this also reflect the value of literati in disguise? ā€

"Or, before I met you today, in the eyes of others, I may have just read a few broken books, thinking that I am useless, and in this world of martial arts, I am a useless waste. But seeing you today, if I make it out alive, I think the perception of people around me will immediately change, because I can see you, the high king, through my reading. So they immediately find it useful to read, and then they start reading too. Is this the influence of the literati on the country? ā€

At this point, the king and the third prince fell into deep thought, and even the beauties on the side were quietly thinking about what Lin Xun said.

Of course, these are some of my personal opinions, whether to implement it, and if so, how to do it, these are not ordinary people like me can participate. It's all up to His Royal Highness. ā€

After Lin Xun said this, the king raised his head again and asked.

"Also, you said that you want to improve the status of literati in the country and mobilize the enthusiasm of the people to study literature in turn, but how can you improve the status of literati? Do you mean to add an official to a knight? Even if I am willing to make them officials, what kind of position can they bear? ā€

"To improve the status of literati, it is not necessary to add officials to knighthood, for example, Your Royal Highness, you suddenly heard a song, you think it is beautiful, and you are in a good mood, and immediately ask who composed this song? In this way, even the simplest words of yours can raise the status of the composer an infinite number of times, because he has received your praise. ā€

"There's another way to do it, it's called Trend. To explain it simply, for example, if a person suddenly wears a beautiful animal skin coat, and is seen by another person, the other person thinks the clothes look good, and also makes an animal skin coat with a similar style. As time goes by, you will find that there are more and more people wearing animal skin clothes on the street, and even if some people think that this animal skin clothing is not good-looking, he will also wear animal skin clothing in order to follow the crowd and cater to the taste of the public. This is called a trend. ā€

"For example, the third prince will put on a cloak tomorrow, embroider a poem with vigorous font on the back of the cloak, and then go to the royal city to walk around the city. The person who wrote the poem was immediately respected by many people around him, and many people followed the example of the Three Princes and wore a cloak embroidered with poems on the back. ā€

"In the end, if His Royal Highness wants to canonize outstanding literati, I can't give any opinion, one is that I don't know what official positions are in the Western Xia Kingdom. The second is that I think this is a problem, and I'd better not give advice. ā€

Lin Xun's mouth was like a river gushing, and everything he said was reasonable, and His Royal Highness the King couldn't find a place to trouble him even if he wanted to.

When the king heard this, he fell into deep thought again, and the three princes on the side showed a smile to Lin Xun, but Lin Xun only smiled lightly and did not show eagerness.

"Alas. This matter is not a trivial matter, let me think about it first. I believe you, you are indeed a very talented young man, and I was a little suspicious before. This one is up to you. ā€

As he spoke, there was an extra thing out of thin air in the king's hand, and as soon as the king shook his hand, the thing flew towards Lin Xun with a "whoosh".

"Smack."

Lin Xun stretched out his hand to catch it steadily, and unfolded his palm to see that it was a cyan, crystal clear jade pendant.

"With this thing, you can come and go in and out of the palace freely in the future."

Lin Xun looked at the jade pendant in his hand, his eyes flashed with hesitation, he wanted to give it back to him, he slapped him hard in front of him, and gave him a date to eat when he was finished, Lin Xun didn't eat this set at all.

Said and said, scolded and scolded, intimidated and intimidated, and after finishing the matter, it was over by admitting his mistake lightly.

"If an apology is useful, why do you need the police? Forehead...... It seems that there are really no police in this world. ā€

The three princes have not spoken on the side, and they have been observing their words and expressions during this period, and the unhappiness in Lin Xun's heart has been completely expressed on his face, if he can't see it at this time, I'm afraid that the three princes also have a problem with their brains.

I only heard the third prince turn his head and say to the king.

"Father, what he said just now, we can discuss it slowly when we go back, I'm also a little tired, I want to go back and rest first." The third prince obviously wanted to take Lin Xun to flash together.

How could the king not understand his thoughts, and sighed and said.

"Okay, then you guys go first."

When the three princes heard this, they immediately got up and bowed to the king and hugged their fists, but Lin Xun hugged his fists very perfunctorily and was dragged away by the three princes.

When the third prince pulled Lin Xun to the passage where he came, he walked out, and his figure disappeared from the king's sight.

"Phew~"

Only the king whistled softly.

The black shadow that had been waiting by the side of the third prince before slowly appeared, standing respectfully in front of the king.

"Go. Follow him and find out what he is. (To be continued.) )